Melbourne kept pace with West Coast until half-way through the final quarter, when the Eagles were able to pull clear to record a 22-point victory. The midfield trio of Kerr, Judd and Cousins was the driving force behind the win, although Judd suffered a torn hamstring late in the match.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2.8.20 | 5.11.41 | 9.15.69 | 13.19.97 | ||||
| Melbourne | 3.4.22 | 5.6.36 | 10.8.68 | 11.9.75 |
Goals: Hansen, Kerr, Staker 2, Chick, Cox, Embley, Judd, Lynch, Nicoski, Waters
Best: Kerr, Judd, Cousins, Nicoski, Glass, Cox, Graham
Injuries: Judd (hamstring)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Melbourne | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 22.Graham | 23.Glass | 44.Wirrpanda | B: | 7.Miller | 41.Carroll | 45.Whelan |
| HB: | 31.Nicoski | 39.Hunter | 5.Stenglein | HB: | 13.Yze | 27.Rivers | 21.Bell |
| C: | 32.Embley | 9.Cousins | 10.Braun | C: | 23.McDonald | 32.Bruce | 5.McLean |
| HF: | 8.Waters | 29.Hansen | 17.Chick | HF: | 24.Robertson | 14.Dunn | 36.Davey |
| F: | 4.Kerr | 21.Lynch | 41.Staker | F: | 18.Green | 9.Neitz | 33.Pickett |
| R: | 20.Cox | 3.Judd | 7.Fletcher | R: | 34.White | 22.Moloney | 16.Johnstone |
| I: | 24.Rosa | 37.Selwood | 14.Seaby | I: | 19.Bartram | 30.Godfrey | 17.C.Johnson |
| 6.Banfield | 40.Jamar | ||||||
| E: | 38.B.Jones | 18.R.Jones | 45.Priddis | E: | 6.Bate | 4.Holland | 28.Read |
In: Banfield
Out: Hurn
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"Judd kicked the first goal of the second term to give West Coast the lead and Melbourne had a drought of more than a quarter between their third and fourth majors.
In fact, as the pace of the game took its toll, both teams struggled to score. Plenty of passages came unstuck because of fatigue-induced turnovers.
The key difference between the two teams to half-time was clearances. Without the Essendon tactic of coming off the line to sit West Coast midfielders onh their backsides at every centre bounce, the Eagles midfield settled nicely into their work and got the ball going their way 23 times to 13 before the main break.
Nevertheless, if the first half was mainly about getting a toehold, they had achieved their aim."[1]
The Age[]
"West Coast emerged from a titanic battle against Melbourne at Subiaco Oval yesterday comfortable in the knowledge that it can not only blow teams out of the water at its home fortress, but it can outlast the sturdiest of challenges as well.
For 31/2 quarters, a plucky Melbourne put fresh bruises on the ones West Coast still had smarting from last week against Essendon.
For the same time, the Demons forced West Coast's midfield to run kilometres their legs probably would have preferred not to run.
But when the Demons' fuel tank hit empty 15 minutes from home, the Eagles kept going, easing clear for a 22-point win, 13.19 (97) to 11.9 (75)."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
SA vs WA (Armstrong)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Knee | Season | ||||
| Adkins | Leg | Season | ||||
| Spangher | Groin | 4 weeks |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2006/111820060528.html
- ↑ Mark Duffield, The West Australian (29 May 2006, p. G6) "Eagles win survival of the fittest"
- ↑ Mark Duffield, The Age (29 May 2006), "Hard-running Eagles outlast Demons": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=nicoski+and+bartram&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE060529H45ER7J9A71
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